Question

Is Amanda an orphan? Why does she say so? ​

Answer 1

Answer:No, Amanda is not an orphan, wandering in the street. It is clear in stanza 4 . She says so because she wants to have freedom which perhaps she does not have to be a parental child. Explanation:she says an orphan she is but in real her freedom was curtailed so she says that she is orphan.

Answer 2

Answer:

Amanda is not an orphan and her mother is talking to her all through the poem. However,she is irritated with her mother's scolding and criticism, and hence, she imagines himself to be an orphan. She wants to live in her own whims and fancies without being checked.